The Illinois Opportunity Project, "an independent research and public policy enterprise that promotes legislative solutions in advance of free markets and free minds," annually releases its '''Legislative Vote Card''', grading all members in both chambers of the [[Illinois General Assembly]] on the basis of their support of "pro-growth economic policies that increase personal freedom and reign in expansive government."<ref>[https://illinoisopportunity.org/the-project/ Illinois Opportunity Project, "The Project," accessed February 21, 2013]</ref><ref name="IOP">[http://illinoisopportunity.org/votecard/ Illinois Opportunity Project, Legislative Vote Card home page, accessed February 21, 2013]</ref>

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Trotter received a score of 0.00 out of 100 in 2012 for a grade of F according to the IOP’s grading scale. Her score was tied for the lowest among all 59 members of the [[Illinois State Senate]] included in the Vote Card.<ref name="IOP"/>

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Trotter graduated from Chicago State with his Bachelor's degree and later graduated from Loyola-Chicago with his Law degree. Before becoming a elected official, Trotter is a former Hospital Administrator.

Committee assignments

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Trotter served on these committees:

2009-2010

Issues

Political positions

Debt negotiations

Trotter is one of the members of a bipartisan group organized by the National Conference of Legislatures called the Task Force on Federal Deficit Reduction (TFFDR). Consisting of 23 state lawmakers from 17 states,[2] the group went to Capitol Hill on September 21, 2011 to urge the Congressional Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction to cut the nation's debt but not impose severe budget cuts on the states.

TFFDR urged the Committee to consider new revenue as a possibility, instead of just focusing on budget cuts as House Speaker John Boehner has proposed. The group specifically proposed passage of the "Main Street Fairness Act," which would allow states to tax online retailers.[3]

2012

Trotter won re-election in the 2012 election for Illinois State Senate District 17. He was unopposed in the Democratic Primary on March 20[5][6] and was unopposed in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.[7]

Illinois State Senate, District 17, General Election, 2012

Party

Candidate

Vote %

Votes

Democratic

Donne TrotterIncumbent

100%

85,524

Total Votes

85,524

2008

On November 4, 2008, Democrat Donne Trotter won re-election to the Illinois State Senate District 17. He ran unopposed receiving 79,070 votes.[8]

Controversy

Trotter was charged with a felony after attempting to take a handgun and bullets through Chicago's O'Hare International Airport security. Trotter is a valid firearm owner and a licensed security guard. He claimed to have worked late as a security guard before packing his bag and did not realize that the gun was there.[4]

District 17

Trotter represents Illinois Senate District 17. District 17 includes the University of Chicago Area[10].

Personal

Donne is married to Rose Trotter. They have four children and resides in Chicago, Illinois.

Scorecards

Illinois Opportunity Project

The Illinois Opportunity Project, "an independent research and public policy enterprise that promotes legislative solutions in advance of free markets and free minds," annually releases its Legislative Vote Card, grading all members in both chambers of the Illinois General Assembly on the basis of their support of "pro-growth economic policies that increase personal freedom and reign in expansive government."[11][12]

2012

Trotter received a score of 0.00 out of 100 in 2012 for a grade of F according to the IOP’s grading scale. Her score was tied for the lowest among all 59 members of the Illinois State Senate included in the Vote Card.[12]

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